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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272223
Title: Larry A. Maize
Date: 2/4/1945-6/30/2026
Inscription/Marks: 2/4/1945
Summary: Larry A. Maize, 81, of Tioga, ND passed away on June 30, 2026 at the Tioga Medical Center. His service was held July 9, 2026. Larry was born on February 4, 1945, to Sterling and Imogene (Steele) Maize in Michigan. He attended school in Michigan until his enlistment in the United States Army from 1967-1969. There he served both as a helicopter door gunner and as military police officer. Larry’s first marriage to Barbara produced four children, Jeff, Kevin, Chris and Jenny. He later met Connie Hay in December of 1979 in Harlem, MT, where he took his first police officer position. They were married on March 1, 1980, and shared 46 wonderful, laughter-filled years. On July 1, 1982, the pair moved to Tioga, ND, where Larry accepted a job as the Chief of Police. He faithfully served his community for 38 years. He also served his community as a first responder. Most of all, Larry loved being Santa Claus each year, devotedly going door-to-door on Christmas Eve with Connie as Mrs. Claus, handing out gifts to the children of Tioga. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Connie Maize; children, Chris, Kevin, Jeff and Jenny; nephew, Dave Heymes; niece, Brenda Heymes; niece-in-law, Fred Heymes; sisters-in-law, Patty (Greg) DeSaye and Linda (John) Malley; brother-in-law, Blaine (Marissa) Hay; along with his adopted granddaughter, Shawna Stern; and a faithful dog, Ace. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Sterling and Imogene Maize; sister, Helen Mace; nephew, John Heymes; sisters-in-law, Judy and Karen; and a beloved dog, Annie.
Red ID: FND_I_79715

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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